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Sam Houston · Through Week 8

MJ Dowdy

#20 · RB · Fr. · 5'11" · 210 lbs · Winder, GA

Not enough snaps to be ranked yet

-0.63

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing -0.623 games
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What the numbers say about MJ

  • •Top 20% of running backs in explosive runs (12+ yards) (12.0%).

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry-0.13Bottom 9%
  • Rush success rate40.0%Bottom 28%
  • Yards per carry4.0Bottom 15%
  • Explosive run rate12.0%Top 20%
  • Stuffed rate24.0%Bottom 7%
  • Carry share41.7%Top 25%
  • EPA per target-0.47Bottom 9%

What he does best

  • Explosive run rate (Top 20%)
  • Carry share (Top 25%)

What to work on

  • Avoiding stuffs (Bottom 7%)
  • EPA per carry (Bottom 9%)
  • Middle (-0.43 per play, vs -0.23 left)

Coaching notes

  • Direction. Best: left (-0.23 per play). Toughest: middle (-0.43).
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Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down-0.15 EPA · 39% succ · 13 plays
  • 2nd down-0.31 EPA · 29% succ · 7 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.20 EPA · 60% succ · 5 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs-0.09 EPA · 40% succ · 15 plays
  • Passing downs-0.18 EPA · 40% succ · 10 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.81 EPA · 67% succ · 3 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else-0.13 EPA · 40% succ · 25 plays

Direction

  • Left-0.23 EPA · 36% succ · 11 plays
  • Middle-0.43 EPA · 22% succ · 9 plays
  • Right+0.65 EPA · 80% succ · 5 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
251004.0112.0%24.0%41.7%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
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Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
6atLiberty9 car, 42 yds, 0 TD—-0.33
7vsWestern Kentucky12 car, 41 yds, 0 TD—-0.18
8vsNew Mexico State4 car, 17 yds, 1 TD0/1, 0 yds, 0 TD+0.50